Crayon carton and sharpener



Oct. 28, 1958 H. c. BEEBE ETYAL CRAYON CARTON AND SHARPENER Filed June 17, 1957 n: r In. ll-

United States Patent Ofiice 2,857,881 Patented Oct. 28, 1958 CRAYON CARTON AND SHARPENER Henry C. Beebe, South Pasadena, Calif., and John W. Nelf and Wilbur L. Clymer, Easton, Pa., assiguors to Biuney & Smith Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application June 17, 1957, Serial No. 666,057

7 Claims. (Cl. 120--1) The present invention relates to the combination of a carton with a crayon sharpener mounted therein.

At the present time crayons are distributed and sold in cardboard cartons that conveniently hold a large number of crayons of different colors. The crayons may be periodically sharpened by means of a sharpener which is generally a small hand operated device. The conventional sharpener may have a housing to collect the shavings or it may be of the type that drops the shavings as they are cut. In either case the inconvenience of locating a sharpener and disposing of the shavings is apparent.

Also, since crayons are often used by small children,

the shavings therefrom are often deposited about and must be subsequently gathered. It is to these general problems that the present invention is directed.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a crayon carton which mounts a crayon sharpener.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crayon carton which includes a separate compartment within which a sharpener is mounted and which further collects the sharpening from the crayons.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crayon carton that mounts a sharpener which is conveniently and readily accessible.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a crayon carton with a sharpener compartment to collect shavings that is easily and readily cleaned.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a crayon carton of cardboard or other sheet material that is conveniently manufactured and that will mount a crayon sharpener.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crayon sharpener that is conveniently mounted in a crayon carton of cardboard or other sheet material in such manner as to prevent rotation of the sharpener.

In accordance with the above and other objects of the present invention, a crayon carton of sheet material is provided that has a small compartment in the bottom thereof. A crayon sharpener of simple construction is securely mounted in the bottom compartment of the carton and is accessible through a hole or opening in the carton. Thus when it is desired to sharpen a crayon, it is only necessary to insert the crayon in the opening in the rear of the carton which is aligned with the sharpener. Then as the crayon is rotated it is sharpened and the shavings therefrom are deposited in the compartment therefor. The sharpener is secured within the compartment and prevented from rotating by means of a square or rectangular plate member.

The invention will be more fully understood from the following description of a specific embodiment thereof taken with the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the crayon carton of the present invention with the bottom flap open to show the interior of the sharpener compartment;

Fig. 2 is a side view in section of the carton of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a development of the bottom portion of the carton of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, numeral 10 indicates a carton which may be made of the conventional cardboard or other sheet material which is stamped out as one piece. The carton is of generally known construc tion and comprises a front panel 11, side panels 12 and 13, and a rear panel 14. A top flap 15 is provided in tegral with the back panel 14. The side panels are out along a line 16 and the front panel is out: along a line 17 so that a top section of the carton will pivot backward along a crease 18 to provide access to the crayons within the carton.

As seen in Fig. 2, a compartment 19 is located in the bottom of the carton 10. This compartment is formed by a bottom flap integral with the bottom of back panel 14. This flap comprises a section 21 that serves as the rear face of compartment 19. A top leaf 22 is formed integral with the rear face 21 and creased. along a line 23. The sides of compartment 19 are formed by folds 24 and 25. It is apparent from Figs. 1, Zand 3 that when the carton is folded into its finished form, section 21 is bent vertically upward along crease 26 to form the rear the bottom flap 27 in position a small section 28 isfolded along crease 29 as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

A small conically shaped crayon sharpener 31 is located within compartment 19. The open front end of the sharpener extends coincident with a circular hole 35 in the rear panel 14 and another circular hole 33 in the rear.

section 21. The crayon sharpener 31 may be conveniently formed of a plastic material and have a. plurality of knife edges along the conical surface thereof. A square or rectangular front plate or flange 32 is formed integral 1 with the conical portion of the sharpener. With the sharpener in position this rectangular plate member 32 is located between the rear panel 14 and the flap section 21 of compartment 19 as seen more clearly in Fig.

.- It is understood that as a crayon is rotated within the sharpener, there would be a tendency for the sharpener to rotate. lower edge of the flange plate 32 lies along crease 26.

Thus as the sharpener tends to rotate, the straight flat,

lower edge of plate 32 will contact crease 26.. In addition, the friction between the inner surface of panel 14 and the outer surface of section 21 against plate 32 will further prevent rotation of the sharpener. The small flap 28 has a cutout 34 aligned with the sharpener 31, so that the flap can be received in position. A reinforcing ring 38 is glued in place around the outside of hole 35 to add to the rigidity of the panel.

It is seen then from the above description that when it is desired to sharpen a crayon, it is only necessary to insert it in the sharpener in the rear of the carton. The shavings from the crayon will collect within compartment 19 which may be conveniently opened for cleaning simply by opening flap 27. The carton also contains inserts 36 and 37 which hold the crayons.

Though the present invention has been described with respect to a crayon carton and sharpener, it is understood that it would be equally applicable to other similar writing and drawing instruments such as chalk, pencils, etc. Also, the specific embodiment herein disclosed is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

However, rotation is prevented because the What is claimed is:

l. A crayon carton of the character described comprising four sides, a compartment formed in one end of said carton, one wall of said compartment being formed in tegral with one of said carton sides along a crease line, a hole passing through said compartment wall and the carton side integral therewith, a crayon sharpener having an opening to receive crayons, a fiat flange extending from said sharpener, said flange being located between said compartment wall and the carton side integral therewith whereby the sharpener opening is coin z-vitn said carton hole.

2. A crayon carton of the character described comprising four sides, a compartment formed in one end of said carton, one wall of said compartment being formed integral with one of said carton sides along a line, a hole passing through said compartment wall and carton side integral therewith, a crayon sharpener having an opening to receive crayons, a flat rectangular flange extending from said sharpener, said flange being located between said compartment "wall and said carton side integral therewith whereby the sharpener opening is coincident with said carton hole, one edge of said rectangular flange lying along said crease line to prevent rotation of said sharpener.

3. A crayon carton having four sides, a compartment located within said carton, said compartment being formed of a first flap integral with a first of said four sides, said first flap including a section folded along a crease and extending parallel with said first carton side, a leaf forming the upper surface of said compartment, a pair of folds forming the compartment sides, second flap means integral with a second of said carton sides, said second flap means forming the bottom of said compartment, a hole passing through said first carton side and through said folded section and a sharpening device secured within said compartment having a crayon receiving opening coincident with said hole.

4. A crayon carton having four sides, a compartment located within said carton, said compartment being formed of a first flap integral with a first of said four sides, said first flap including a section folded along a crease and extending parallel with said first carton side, a leaf forming the upper surface of said compartment, a pair of folds forming the compartment sides, second flap means integral with a second of said carton sides, said second flap means forming the bottom of said compartment, a hole passing through said first carton side and through said folded section, a sharpening device secured within said compartment having a crayon receiving opening coincident with said hole, a rectangular flange secured to said sharpening device, one side of said flange lying along said crease thereby preventing rotation f aid device.

5. A crayon carton having front, rear and side panels,

a compartment located in the bottom of said carton, said compartment being formed of a first flap, integral with said rear panel, said first flap including a section folded along a crease and extending parallel with the rear panel, a top leaf forming an upper sloping surface of said compartment, a pair of triangular folds forming the compartment sides, second flap means integral with the bottom of said side panels, third flap means integral with said front panel, said second and third flap means forming the bottom of said compartment, a circular hole passing through said rear panel and through said folded section, a sharpening device mounted within said compartment, said device having a crayon receiving opening coincident with said hole whereby crayons may be inserted in said sharpening device.

6. A crayon carton having front, rear and side panels, a compartment located in the bottom of said carton, said compartment being formed of a first flap integral with said rear panel, said first flap including a section folded along a crease and extending parallel with the rear panel, a top leaf forming an upper sloping surface of said compartment, a pair of triangular folds forming the compartment sides, second flap means integral with the bottom of said side panels, third flap means integral with said front panel, said second and third flap means forming the bottom of said compartment, a circular hole passing through said rear panel and through said folded section, a sharpening device mounted within said compartment, said device having a crayon receiving opening coincident with said hole whereby crayons may be inserted in said sharpening device, a square flange in tegral with said sharpening device, one side of said flange lying along said crease thereby preventing rotation of the sharpening device.

7. A carton for writing implements comprising four sides, a compartment formed in one end of said carton, one wall of said compartment being formed integral with one of said carton sides along a crease line, a hole passing through said compartment wall and carton side integral therewith, a sharpening device having an opening to receive writing implements, a flat rectangular flange extending from said sharpening device, said flange being located between said compartment wall and carton side integral therewith whereby the sharpening device opening is coincident with said carton hole, one edge of said rectangular flange lying along said crease line to prevent rotation of said sharpening device.

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